06-10-2009, 02:00 AM
I have the LED strobe (glasses) and binaural sound (headphones) device, too. Unfortunately, I don't get the same effect that Vince enjoys. I've tried on numerous occasions to condition the body to respond more readily to the changing pulses of light and sound, but I don't seem to "feel" or perceive any changes as the program cycles through from Alpha to Theta and back again. I will say that watching the LEDs flicker behind my eyelids makes for some really cool visual patterns, though!
Anyway, I'm hoping to get some clarification on something. Like Vince, I've also done a fair share of research on binaural beats, and from what I learned, you have to have a set of stereo headphones playing in each ear for binaural beats to work. This is not something you can just play on your home stereo speakers, letting the sound fill the room as you sit back and listen. This may be obvious to some of us here who are into binaural sounds, but it wasn't made clear enough for those who are downloading the file and listening to it at home. You definitely need headphones!
The reason I mention this is because binaural tones are designed to work as a pair, phasing from one ear and the other at the same time. The difference in the two audio signals ends up creating a new "beat", which your brain can perceive and sync with. There is really no audible beat, per se, but the brain is fooled into perceiving one, since it is "feeling" the phased difference of sound between one ear and the other.
There's a nice little wikipedia overview on it, in case you are interested further:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_beats
If anyone has had any further success with either the LEDs or the Binaural sounds, do chime in!
On a separate note, I am looking to rent a WaveRider EEG device so I can actually monitor my brainwaves as I use my LED/Binaural device. I haven't seen any clinical studies showing that these machines are legit, so I thought I'd make myself one of the guinea pigs.. :-D The only thing holding me back is that the WaveRiders are incredibly expensive! Does anyone have one of these devices?
Steve
Anyway, I'm hoping to get some clarification on something. Like Vince, I've also done a fair share of research on binaural beats, and from what I learned, you have to have a set of stereo headphones playing in each ear for binaural beats to work. This is not something you can just play on your home stereo speakers, letting the sound fill the room as you sit back and listen. This may be obvious to some of us here who are into binaural sounds, but it wasn't made clear enough for those who are downloading the file and listening to it at home. You definitely need headphones!
The reason I mention this is because binaural tones are designed to work as a pair, phasing from one ear and the other at the same time. The difference in the two audio signals ends up creating a new "beat", which your brain can perceive and sync with. There is really no audible beat, per se, but the brain is fooled into perceiving one, since it is "feeling" the phased difference of sound between one ear and the other.
There's a nice little wikipedia overview on it, in case you are interested further:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_beats
If anyone has had any further success with either the LEDs or the Binaural sounds, do chime in!
On a separate note, I am looking to rent a WaveRider EEG device so I can actually monitor my brainwaves as I use my LED/Binaural device. I haven't seen any clinical studies showing that these machines are legit, so I thought I'd make myself one of the guinea pigs.. :-D The only thing holding me back is that the WaveRiders are incredibly expensive! Does anyone have one of these devices?
Steve